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A manual on selecting, caring for, and breeding livestock, new to this edition is updated information on shelter, care, health, medicine, nutrition, behavior, marketing, and profit"--

An diesem Buch gibt es nichts zu meckern: ein reich bebildertes Lesevergnügen über die Ziege.Seit mehr als 10'000 Jahren ist die Ziege ein Haustier: Hintergrundwissen von der Biologie bis zur Mythologie.Von der Thüringer Waldziege bis zur Walliser Schwarzhalsziege: 48 Ziegenrassen im Porträt.Ziegen sind intelligent und neugierig, sanftmütig und gesellig, aber auch unabhängig und eigensinnig. In diesem umfassenden und reich illustrierten Buch e...

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A fully illustrated and extensive insight into the goat, covering its history, character and relationship with humans.

From Feeder Pig to Bacon in 5 Months Pigs don't need a lot of space to thrive, and they're naturally tidy and easy to care for. Pigs are also an efficient choice for the backyard meat producer -- in just five to eight months, your little shoat will reach 250 pounds (depending on the breed you choose) and yield about 100 pounds of succulent pork, ready for curing, smoking, or freezing. Count on Sue Weaver's expert guidance to help you choose a ...

Useful and lovable, sheep make wonderful backyard pets. Their fleece is fundamental to all sorts of fiber arts, their ultra-rich, high-fat milk produces delicious cheese, and if you raise herding dogs, sheep are a must! Sue Weaver's complete guide to raising two or twelve sheep covers everything from their place in history to their place in your backyard. The essential beginner's guide to:- Choosing a breed. Select the sheep that best suit you...

Homegrown Dairy Products, Fresh from Your YardA single cow, carefully chosen for your needs and facilities, can live a healthy, contented life right in your backyard. Calm and friendly by nature, your cow will be a gentle companion and a valued contributor to your family's diet, producing more than enough milk to keep you out of your supermarket's dairy aisle.The essential beginner's guide to:*Choosing a breed. Select the backyard cow that mak...

This is the complete beginner 's guide to raising goats at home. Whether you want to raise goats for their milk and fiber or keep them as pets or companion animals, this book covers all the essentials. You ll learn how to choose the right goats for your needs and space, house and feed them, keep them healthy, and train them to do simple tricks, pull and drive carts, and serve as pack goats. You ll also learn how to milk, shear, breed, raise ne...

There has never been a better time to add a few camelid comrades to your camp--and in Llamas and Alpacas, author and expert Sue Weaver shows you just how to make it happen! With color photos, advice from experienced breeders and farmers, and a comprehensive appendix on common maladies, you'll learn the ins and outs of buying and caring for these remarkable creatures--and delight in what they can do for you in returns! The Hobby Farms livestock...

Hobby farmer Sue Weaver provides a perfect primer in Sheep, ideal for novice or experienced sheep keepers looking to expand their hobby farm with a flock of wooly wonders. Illustrated with instructive and beautiful color photographs and loaded with charts and sidebars, this Hobby Farms title will make even newcomers feel comfortable choosing, caring for, and even sheering and milking their own sheep. Weaver begins, "Be they pets or profit make...

Hobby Farms GOATS: Small-Scale Herding, written by hobby farmer and prolific author and columnist Sue Weaver, is an essential guide to the wonderful world of goats. This colorful guide discusses goats of all types, including dairy goats, used for milk and cheese, meat goats, fiber goats, prized for their mohair and cashmere, recreational goats, beloved by children for their great personalities and silliness, and brush goats, the lawnmowers of ...

The Super-Size Guide to Miniature Animals Miniature farm animals have so much more to offer than their adorable appearance. Exhibit pint-size animals at fairs and 4-H events, raise mini sheep for wool or meat, milk little cows and goats, and train tiny horses, donkeys, and mules to pull wagons or work as therapy animals. Whatever your interest in minis, this reliable resource guides you through choosing, caring for, training, and breeding mini...

Eggs, meat, milk, wool, fur, feathers, and some priceless bucolic bliss. No hobby farm is complete without critters...possibly a small herd peppering the field or a microflock flapping around the hen house or pond. A single information-packed volume with everything a hobby farmer needs to know about farm animals, this new comprehensive manual to selecting, caring for, and breeding livestock brings forth the expertise of six hobby farmers, each...

You don't have to find a farm to find a goat these days. Goats have become popular on hobby farms and even in suburban backyards for fleece, for milk, and just as pets. Goats are known for their easy-keeping qualities and delightful personalities, and what's easier to keep than a goat? A miniature goat! Including Pygmy Goats, Nigerian Dwarfs, Mini-Myotonics, Miniature Silky Fainting Goats, Miniature Dairy Goats, Pygoras, and Nigoras, mini goat...

The Super-Size Guide to Miniature Animals Miniature farm animals have so much more to offer than their adorable appearance. Exhibit pint-size animals at fairs and 4-H events, raise mini sheep for wool or meat, milk little cows and goats, and train tiny horses, donkeys, and mules to pull wagons or work as therapy animals. Whatever your interest in minis, this reliable resource guides you through choosing, caring for, training, and breeding mini...

Chickens: Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit has sold over 45, 000 copies since it was published in 2005. It's popularity, as well as the popularity of other chicken-keeping books currently in the marketplace, shows that keeping chickens is a hobby that is thriving and growing. In the 2nd Edition of Chickens, Sue Weaver updates her advice on keeping chickens and adds in 50 new bonus pages of material. She addresses popular chi...

Strong, intelligent, dependable, friendly, and extremely versatile, donkeys are the perfect farm companion. Whether you use your animal to pull carts, till fields, or protect livestock, you'll benefit from this practical and inspirational guide to working with and caring for your donkey. Providing expert advice on selecting the right breed for your needs, daily maintenance, training, and first aid, Sue Weaver also includes plenty of fun facts ...